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![Evidence-Based Fund Selection vs. the Stock-Picking Circus](https://cogentsw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/circle-anxiety.jpg)
10 May 2016
Cogent Strategic Wealth
Evidence-Based Fund Selection vs. the Stock-Picking Circus
In a recent Cogent Commentary, “Peering Past the Market’s Peaks and Valleys,” we emphasized how important it is to embrace an evidence-based strategy as a...
![Peering Past the Market’s Peaks and Valleys: Cogent Advice in Video Action](https://cogentsw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screen-Shot-2017-03-22-at-40244-PM-1400x786.png)
19 Apr 2016
Cogent Strategic Wealth
Peering Past the Market’s Peaks and Valleys: Cogent Advice in Video Action
It’s one thing to understand intellectually that, to earn market returns, you must first traverse the peaks and valleys that stand between you and your...
![The Company You Keep, The Advice You Accept](https://cogentsw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Carl-Richards-Sketch-Act-in-the-Clients-Best-Interest-624x474-1.jpg)
12 Apr 2016
Cogent Strategic Wealth
The Company You Keep, The Advice You Accept
“There are few regulations that smart, motivated targets cannot evade.” — Vanguard founder Jack Bogle Bogle may have said it more succinctly, but “The Market...
![Dimensional’s 2015 Year in Review: A Tale of Risks and Expected Rewards](https://cogentsw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/US-Stock-Market-Performance-Russell-3000-1024x591-1.png)
9 Feb 2016
Cogent Strategic Wealth
Dimensional’s 2015 Year in Review: A Tale of Risks and Expected Rewards
To counteract some of the stress that the markets have been putting us through lately, we’d like to share a short, upbeat tale with you...
12 Jan 2016
Cogent Strategic Wealth
Year-Round Cogent Giving
As we swing into a new year, you may be tempted to assume that the time for charitable giving is behind us. But really, what...
![Dimensional’s 2014 Year in Review: World Views Generate Nothing New for Investors](https://cogentsw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/US_Stock_Market_Performance2014.png)
4 Feb 2015
Cogent Strategic Wealth
Dimensional’s 2014 Year in Review: World Views Generate Nothing New for Investors
According to Dimensional Fund Advisors’ 2014 Review, two non-U.S. developed countries (in the MSCI Index) experienced 2014 annual returns of +22.77% and –22.04% in seesaw fashion. Can...
![Creating an Investment Policy Statement: Resolving Conflicts](https://cogentsw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Carl-Richards-Sketch-Activity-Vs-Results-2-1-1400x1078.jpg)
31 Jan 2012
Cogent Strategic Wealth
Creating an Investment Policy Statement: Resolving Conflicts
After you and your advisor have analyzed your ability, willingness and need to take risk, you may realize that there are some conflicts that need...